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ROCKS AHEAD AT MONTREUX PARLEY
SHAMSHUIPO TRAGEDY
Chinese Constable And
Woman Found Shot Dead
SECOND OCCURRENCE WITHIN A MONTH
Following in the wake of a 'doù- ble tragedy in the Botanical Gar- dèns last month, when a Chiness constable shot a young waitress and then took his own life, another tragedy of a similar nature was reported from the Shamshulpo dis- trict yesterday afternoon.
According to a police report, a Shantung constable of the Hong Kong Police Force, P. C. D191. named lao Huy Chúng soda woman, believed to be his wife, were found dead with gunshot wounds in the head on the paye- ment outside "No. 131, Yee Kut' Street
It is also reported that a passer- by Lai Sheung Ling, aged 23 years,
Levels Police Station, Hong Kong, and went on patrol at 12 noon and should have returned to the station at 4 p.m.
The tragic discovery was made about 3 pm. outside 131, Yee Kux Street.
which at
house, it 1s understood the constable lived with his wife.
Four shots were fired, the police report, adds...
The constable was 28 years of age and the age of the woman 'is' given as being about 26.
The bodies were removed to the Kowloon Mortuary. Police inves- tigations as to the cause of the tragedy are proceeding.
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of No. 30, Nam Cheung Street. It will be recalled that on March ground floor, was accidentally in-25, a Chinese constable and jured when the constable dis-waltress, named So Fong, aged 16, charged his service revolver. The injured man was removed to the hospital with a bullet wound.
The constable was in uniform,
were found dead with "gunsbot .wounds in the head on a bench in the Botanical Gardens. The con- stable was in: uniform · and was
He was stationed at the Upper l'stationed at Central Folice Station.
Mr. Bob Charles, Mr. R. Butcher and Mr. Alee Potts, who finished in that order with their mounts in the Dowbiggin Trophy last Saturday at Fanling.
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No Agreement In London Omnibus Dispute
London, Apr. 20.
At the conclusion yesterday of the negotiations on the claim of the London omnibus men for a 4 hour working day, an announce- ment was issued that they had failed to reach agreement and that both sides to the negotiations would now consider the situation that 'has developed.
Yesterday's meeting was the second held since the London Passenger Transport Board had announced that the cost of meet-
ing the men's claim was quite be- yond its financial resources 'even if it could be limited to the central omnibus drivers and conductors who represent only one third of the Board's staff..
For the present the Minister of Labour has not been interviewed and such intervention involving public enquiry is unlikely unless it
CONTROVERSIAL EGYPTIAN
PROBLEMS
FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FOREIGNERS
Montreux, April 20.
After first disposing of the uncontroversial points, the conference has now adopted about half of the Egyptian scheme for judicial organization on. Its first reading, but rocks are ahead as to the length of the transitional period, the nature of the Mixed Court and its Jurisdiction, and personal matters as for example marriage, divorce, succession and definition of nationality.
As regards marriage and diverce, the delegations point out that the Egyptian Courts will not decide these questions even for Egyptians, and Mosiems, Christians and Jews are all amenable to their own religious authorities.
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As regards nationality, the Egyptians object that an Egyptian ought out to be allowed to acquire" foreign status by wearing the uniform of a commissionaire for ten years at the doors of a foreign bank.
The fear ΟΙ discrimination' against foreigners overshadows the discussions.
Thus the President of the Mixed Court will be a foreigner, the Public Prosecutor a foreigner and two, assistants, an Egyptian in charge of civil cases, and a for- eigner in charge of criminal cases.
Also it is agreed that four official languages, Arabic, English, French and Italian, are usable in the Mixed Courts.
The French delegate, M. de Tessan returns to-day after con- aulting his government. So far he has been most obdurate,
A local observer compares... the. progress at the conference to glaciers, of Valais, rather than avalanches of Grammont
A new portrait of M. Leon Blum. Reuter. the French Premier.
AIR MINISTRY PROMOTION
Sir Cyril Newall To Be Air Chief Marshal®
The promotion is announced of Air Marshal Sir Cyril Louis Nor- ton Newall. K.C.B., C.M.G.. CBE, to be Air Chief Marahal, with effect from April 1.
Sir Cyril, who is 51 en-
becomes apparent that persistence tered the Army in 1905 in
in the men's demand threatens to lead to strike action-
British Wireless.
His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott and Capt. Craze, A.D
Queen's Pier before, leaving last Friday,
in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In 1908 he transferred to the Indian Army, During leave in Britain in 1911 he graduated as a pilot, and on his return to Indis he was engaged in the formation (Continued on Back Page)
THE DOLLAR
ET, ON" LONDON: 11, 2-27/224.
·T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-3/8-
London Silver Market
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Apr. 20:5 London ellver prices to-day were down 3/16 as follow
April 19. April 20. Spot 20-11/16 20-1/2 Forward z... 20-3/4 20-9/18
(Continued on Back Pago).
Mr. George Lansbury "who is on a peace mission in Germany. De- tally on page 9.
TWO KIDNAPPED DUKE OF KENT WILL
BANKERS
BE BEST MAN
The Duke of Kent has been ask-
Captors Surrounded ed by the Duke of Windsor to be
By Troops
best man at his wedding, which will take place in Tours at the end of May, states the "Daily Mail" of April 9.
Princess Mary has been asked to attend the wedding.
Nanking, Apr. 20. The Hanchow Public Safety Bureau has telegraphed that a The Duke of Windsor has sent large force of the Peace Preserva-ļa special message, of sympathy to tion Corps surrounded the bandits Mrs. Simpson on the death of her on the pills of Mokanshan,
dog, Slipper, which he had with
These were the bandits who kid-him in Vienna for several months. capped. Mr. Esu Pa-chua, sub- manager of the Nanking branch of the Kinchang Banking Corpora- tion, and Zec Pao-yuen, manager of the Tientsin branch of the Bank of Communications, while motoring from Nanking to Han- kow on Sunday. The bandits are believed to be from the Anhui border."
The troops are negotiating for the "Immediate release of the cup- tives or they will advance to an nihilate the bandits.- Reuter.
"MA" FERGUSON CELEBRATED
Ex-Governor Of Texas En Route To Hong Kong
Shanghai, Apr. 20..
The ex-Governor of Texas, Mr. James Ferguson, accompanied by his wife, celebrated “Ma" Ferguson among the passerigers aboard the Empress of Anta which left for Hong Kong and Manila to-day- Reuter,
TRAFFIC MISHAP
General Wu Teh-cheu, chairman of the Kwangtung Province, is seeri in the above photograph wearing French,Belgian, German, Italian and Chinese, decorations.
his
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MORE PILLAR BOXES?
Postmaster General's Explanation
Complaints have been made to us of the poor facilities in Hong Kong and Kowloon for posting letters. One clear inst- ance was of an Americas lady, rosident about one month, who claimed she had to walk approximately two miles along a main thoroughfare in Kowloon before encountering a pillar box
Through lack of facilities in this direction the community has been obliged to adapt itself to a system which is undoubtedly devoid of modern methods.
Judging by the opinions express- ed yesterday by members of the business community it would sp- pear that, provided the postal authorities were to furnish a rea- sonab'e number of pillar boxes, then great use would be made of this increasing'y popular public service.
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Interviewed on the subject yes- terday. the Postmaster General, Mr. I. E. Wynne-Jones, explained that from investigations which his department had carried out, he did not think that either Hong Kong or Kowloon was inadequately supplied with pillar boxes, to judge by the very large proportion of let- ters that passed through the Gen-
and Kowloon Post Offices erat dafy as compared with the number of letters that were- collected from pillar boxes.
Mr. Wynne-Jones said:
"There are 114 pillar boxes in this Colony, 69 in Hong Kong and 45 in Kowoon and the New Terri- tories. On account of the increase of letters sent cut from Stanley, a. new kiosk has been erected to cope with the demand, and a new pilar box has been built at the junction of ennessy and Canal Road, and one in Santin, in the New Terri- teries. These pillar boxes are, ex- pensive-they cost $250 each, plus cost of erecting-and- unless there. is a reasonable demand for them- not by a few individua's but by a large number of people who will make good use of them when built, it is not worth our while to spend money in this direction."
Machine Gun troops before competing for the Dowbiggin Trophy
at Fanling.
Japanese And Manchukuo Policemen Killed
Harbin, Apr. 20.
A. Japanese and two Manchukuo policemen were killed in action when a train of two motor buses and three lorries operated by the Railway General Direction was at- tacked by 100 volunteers led by Tien Yuan near Yanglintzu, Hua- chuen, in northeastern Sanchiang, about 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon. The bus train left Chiamussu for Fuchin at 9 o'clock in the morning on a regular journey between the two depots.
horseback, advanced in circular formation:
The mail carried by the attacked cars has been carried away. One "of the two buses managed to escape 'and rushed to Huachuen to informa the local authorities.
It was "reported also that 60 volunteers early Bunday morning attacked the Japanese Consulate, the police station and the Japanese, Association at Linkow, on the | Túmen-Chiamussu'. Railway line. The outlaws also set on fire and -destroyed the Japanese primary "The guards escorting the travell school. The volunteers were re- ers, including three Japanese police pulsed after an exchange of fire sergeants and seven Manchukuo with defenders Tasting several patrolmen, offered stiff resistance hours.---- but, the outlaws, comprising 70 on Union News.
Col. Dowbiggin is sean Here with Ebony 14ol and Mr. B. Butel